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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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SSU Alumni To
Hold Golf
Tournament
The Atlanta Down
town Alumni Chapter of the
Savannah State University
National Alumni Associa
tion will have their third an
nual scholarship golf tour
nament on August 24. The
tournament will be held at
Crystal Lake Golf & County
Club in Hampton, Georgia.
All proceeds will go toward
student scholarships that the
downtown chapter awards
each year.
Crystal Lake was
built in 2006 and the 7,202
yard, par 72 layout has 18
holes and a 144 slope.
The deadline to
register for the event is Au
gust 10. Individuals can par
ticipate for SI25 while the
cost for a foursome is S450.
There will be a
shotgun start at 9 a.m. and
the fonnat is a four person
scramble.
Awards will be
given for first, second and
third place teams as well as
longest drive and closest to
the pin. There will also be a
hole-in-one contest.
Mulligans are $5 each or
five for $20.
Lunch will be
served immediately follow
ing the tournament (1 p.m
until 3 p.m.).
Sponsorships are also avail
able. Hole sponsors are
SI 00. Other sponsorships
are Bronze Supporter ($250-
$499), Silver Supporter
(S500-S999), Gold Sup
porter ($1,000-$ 1,499) and
Platinum Supporter ($1,500
and up).
You can register
online at eventbrite/SSU-
NAA. For more information
on the event, contact Rick
White at 404-545-1925 or
rhwl02336@gmail.com or
Nicole Blount at 912-655-
7436 or johnsonblount@
gmail.com
Albany State
Names Basketball
Coach
Patrick Gayle
Albany State Uni
versity has announced that
Patrick Gayle has been
named the Rams new men’s
basketball coach.
A native of Brook
lyn, New York, Gayle joins
the staff at Albany State af
ter a successful thirteen year
run as an assistant and most
recently, the head coach at
St. Thomas University in
Miami, Gardens Florida.
From 2008-2012 he was an
assistant before being pro
moted in July of 2012 where
he went on to compile an
overall record of 125-51
over six seasons as the head
coach. In his first three years
at the helm of the program,
Gayle guided the Bobcats to
the NAIA Division II Tour
nament advancing to the
Sweet 16 in twice (2013,
2014). He was twice named
Sun Conference Coach of
the Year after leading the
Bobcats to Sun Conference
Regular Season titles during
the 2013-2014 and 2017-
2018 seasons. Gayle has also
had success against NCAA
Division II competition with
a 6-3 record during his time
at St. Thomas including a
win over Florida Southern,
who would go on to win the
National Championship lat
er that year.
His team also
made history during the
2013-2014 season as they
set a new school record for
wins (26). During his tenure
at St. Thomas, his program
produced twelve All-Con
ference players, three
All-Defensive team honor-
ees, six NAIA All-Ameri
cans and three Dean’s List
Student-Athletes. Gayle’s
efforts were acknowledged
by his peers as he was re
cently honored as the 2018
St. Thomas University Staff
Member of the Year.
His other coach
ing stints include Tiffin
University (Tiffin, Ohio),
Creekside High School
(Fairbum, Georgia) and
Nova High School (Davie,
Florida)
Gayle has also
spent six year of his life in
academia as an educator at
both the middle and high
school levels. During his
time as the STEM Math
Lead Teacher at Margate
Middle School (Margate,
Florida) he designed and
developed a curriculum in
Civil and Mechanical Engi
neering for grades 6th-8th.
He earned a Bach
elor’s of Science degree in
Mathematical Sciences from
the University of Memphis
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Alcorn State,
Grambling
Picked to win
SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic
Conference held their an
nual Football Media Day
on July 13 at the recently
refurbished Birmingham
Marriott and Alcorn State
and Grambling State were
tabbed as the top picks for
the 2016 season.
East Division
four-time defending cham
pion Alcorn State totaled 95
points as it was named the
preseason favorite to win the
East once again. Alabama
State was selected to finish
in second with 72 points,
Jackson State received 55
points, followed by Ala
bama A&M (51) and Mis
sissippi Valley State (27).
In the West Di
vision, reigning two-time
SWAC champion Gram
bling State was chosen as
the overall favorite after
amassing a conference-best
96 points in the voting.
Southern was selected sec
ond after it received 78
points. Prairie View A&M
followed in third place
with 65 points while Texas
Southern (31) and Arkansas
Pine Bluff (30) rounded out
the order of predicted finish.
Savannah Bananas Clinch
A Spot in the Playoffs
by Keira Gosha
SSU Student Intern
Monday night at
Grayson Stadium, Savannah
Banana players and fans cel
ebrated a rewarding victory
against the Florence Red-
Wolves. Making this victo
ry their sixth straight win,
the Bananas went 7-6 in 10
innings against the Red-
Wolves.
Garett Delano, a
player who made the de
cisive victory throw in the
10th inning feels that any
time they’re able to beat
Florence is a great expe
rience. This game makes
for the seventh win against
the Florence RedWolves
in 11 meetings this season.
Thankful for his team, Del
ano claims that even when
the Bananas are down and
behind, there’s no doubt that
he and his team will make a
comeback to remember.
Victory seemed
difficult to achieve when
RedWolves McLendon
Sears put the hosts behind
5-2 with an outstanding hit
in the eighth inning. But
Delano brought the game
back with a solo homer,
along with the team stealing
bases to get in a scoring po
sition.
The Bananas head
coach, Tyler Gillum, held
faith in his team when Flor
ence was in the lead. He
encouraged his team that
even when getting knocked
down, get back up and
throw punches. It’s great
advice that continues to put
the Bananas in a good situ
ation this year. The Bananas
scored six runs in the last
four innings against the Red
Wolves, making a comeback
and claiming their victory,
making their fans and coach
very proud. The Bananas
have clinched a spot in the
2018 playoffs! The postsea
son begins at Grayson Stadi
um August 5th.
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